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Stepney 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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On February 12th George Hartley, aged 69, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on February 14th. He was removed to the hospital on February 14th, and was
discharged on February 26th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had
been an inmate of the Workhouse since December 31st, 1901.
On February 14th James Dynan, aged 26, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on February 16th. He was removed to the hospital on February 16th, and was
discharged on March 17th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only.
On February 13th William Chinnery, aged 66, was taken ill. The rash appeared
on February 15th, and he was removed to the hospital on February 17th. He was
vaccinated in infancy only. He had been an inmate of the Workhouse since
November 11th, 1901.
On February 15th John Kelly, aged 56, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on February 18th. He was removed to the hospital on February 18th. The patient
had been vaccinated in infancy only. He burnt Harrison's clothing, and was urged
to be re-vaccinated, but refused. He had been an inmate of the Workhouse since
December, 1901.
On February 12th Henry Brady, aged 64, was taken ill, and was removed to the
hospital on February 18th, He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He refused
to be re-vaccinated. The patient had been an inmate of the Workhouse since
January 29th, 1902,
Whitechapel Infirmaey.
On January 2nd Emma Holland, aged 40, was taken ill, and was removed to the
hospital on the same day. She had been an Infirmary in-patient since September,
1898. She was vaccinated in infancy only. She died on January 10th. Previous
cases had occurred at the Infirmary.
On January 1st William Douglas, aged 3, was admitted to the Infirmary from
the South Grove Workhouse. His father had been removed to the Small-pox
Hospital a fortnight previously. On January 4th he was removed to the hospital,
and discharged on February 13th. He had never been vaccinated.
Mary Newman, aged 40, was admitted to the Infirmary on December 6 th, removed
to the Workhouse, South Grove, on December 18th, and re-admitted to the
infirmary on January 3rd, A rash appeared on the same day, and she was admitted
to the Small-pox hospital on January 5th. The patient was vaccinated in infancy
only. She was discharged from the hospital on February 19th.
Annie Smith, aged 27, was admitted to the Infirmary on December 27th,
suffering from an affection of the eyes. She was confined on January 11th, and on
January 12th the Small-pox eruption appeared. The patient was removed to the
hospital on the same day. She was vaccinated in infancy only,